Best in Show Horse:
UPTIGHT JOSE

• Reasoning: This horse has an impressive track record, being a World Champion in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. At this show, it won the Amateur Mares/Geldings class, showcasing consistent excellence and dominance over multiple years.

Best in Show Rider:
Joe Lester

• Reasoning: Joe Lester secured two first-place finishes in competitive categories:
  1. Trail Pleasure Three & Under/WHTA Riders Cup (riding TALKIN TENNESSEE)
  2. Country Pleasure Five & Under/WHTA Riders Cup (riding NACHO BUSINESS).
     His versatility and success across divisions highlight exceptional skill.

Best in Show Owner:
Bruce/Robin MacDonald

• Reasoning: Their horses earned two wins:
  1. UPTIGHT JOSE (Amateur Mares/Geldings), a multi-year World Champion.
  2. MALONE (Two Year Old Stallions/WHTA Riders Cup).
     Their horses’ high-profile victories, especially UPTIGHT JOSE’s legacy, solidify their standing as top owners.

Honorable Mentions:

• S&P LLC (owner of TALKIN TENNESSEE and QUESADILLA) and Jake Jacobs (owner of ELS PREDICTED STORM) also had strong showings with multiple placements.
• Barron Witherspoon (rider of JOSES THUNDERSTRUCK) and Jeff Laughlin (rider of LIMBAUGH) demonstrated notable skill across classes.

The FAST Spring Showcase

• Location: Shelbyville, Tennessee
• Date: March 13-15, 2025
• Judge(s): Ross Campbell, Wayne Dean, Rod Slagle
• Photographer: Shane Shiflet

 

TWHBEA YOUTH MEDALLION PLEASURE (CANTER) HPS CategoryTWH Youth Non Specified Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	MR DEEDS	Kate Cowan	Kate Cowan
2	CASHES RITZY LADY	Kara Brooke Adams	Kris Adams
	SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
ALL DAY PLEASURE AMATEUR HPS CategoryAll Day Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	JUST A STEEL MAGNOLIA	Rhiannon Barker	Dr Grey Barker
	SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2	SHES NEVER BEEN KISSED	Kimberly Walden	Walden/Arnold
3	LA BELLA	Amanda Manis	Maria Bobo
	SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
4	WHOS YOUR DADDY DH	John Gladney	Dr John Gladney
	SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH
5	PISTOLS SENORITA	Diane Givens	Givens/Tipton
6	PRIVILEGED	Mark Clark	Mark Clark
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
7	AN URBAN LEGEND	Leslie Starkey	DeSotel/Starkey
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
LITE SHOD/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryLite Shod
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES	Fount Darnell	Darnell/Moran
	SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ
2	I LIKE PINA COLADAS	Bill Bobo	Frank Harbin
AMATEUR FOUR YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS HPS CategoryAmateur Four Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	SHES LINED WITH LOVE 4G	Maria Bobo	Maria Bobo
	SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2	TODDY TIME	Ty Irby	Sue/Ty Irby
3	SHES ALMOST A TEN	Ronnie Stanfill	Judy Stanfill
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
4	NOW THATS ALL RIGHT MAMA	Stephanie Martin	Floyd Sherman
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
5	SEEKING JUSTICE	Alex Blackburn	Stacy Blackburn
	SIRED BY: HONORS
6	TESTIFY WWF	Kim Leonard	Kim Leonard
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
7	SIR WITH HONOR	Taylor Legate	Taylor Legate
	SIRED BY: HONORS
8	MY LITTLE DIXIE ROSE	Bobbye Baham	Paul/Bobbye Baham
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
TRAIL PLEASURE THREE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryFive & Under Trail Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	TALKIN TENNESSEE	Joe Lester	S&P LLC
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2	KNIGHT ON CALVARY	Victoria Jamison	Lesia McDowell
3	REPUTATION	Dickie Gardner	Cheyanne/Dakoda Gardner
	SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH
TWHBEA YOUTH MEDALLION PERFORMANCE (CANTER) HPS CategoryYouth 17 & Under
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	ELS PREDICTED STORM	Ally Jo Jacobs	Jake Jacobs
2	CASH REACTION	Finley Reed	Finley Reed
COUNTRY PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryFive & Under Country Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	QUESADILLA	Sherri Pollack	S&P LLC
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2	CRYPTO	Hannah Myatt	Andy Rippy
	SIRED BY: HONORS View Our Video
3	HES OFF THE WALL	Dickie Gardner	Dickie Gardner Family
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
4	BRIDGERTON	Bailey Momb	Ben/Emily Weddington
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
5	JUST LIKE FIRE	Kyle Elliott	Tony/Tina Bowling
6	LEGIT	Laurie Toone	Bo/Rachel Teague
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
7	THE TOP SHELF	Krysta Allen	Silver Spur Legacy LLC
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
8	DOUBLE DIPPER RSR	Ashley Helton Givens	Tammy Tuttle
	SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M
TWO YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryOpen Two Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	EVA CROWDER	Bill Callaway	Gayle Holcomb
	SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
2	JUST A DARLING	Thomas Derickson	Darrell Oliver
	SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
3	MIGHTY HOT	Jeff Laughlin	Sister Milligan
	SIRED BY: GEN A MIGHTY
4	BRAVO SIMONE	Mickey McCormick	Christy Warner
AMATEUR MARES/GELDINGS HPS CategoryAmateur Specialty
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	UPTIGHT JOSE	Bruce MacDonald	Bruce/Robin MacDonald
	WORLD CHAMPION: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
2	SHES SALSARITA	Barron Witherspoon	Barron Witherspoon
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
3	BYE FELICIA	Kathy Stewart	Kathy Stewart
	SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M
4	MAGNIFICENT GIN	Sister Milligan	Jason Joseph
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
5	WAGER	Karen Inman	Karen Gaither
	SIRED BY: THE TITLEIST
6	BIG BERTHA B	Kourtney Tyra	Mike Hannah
	SIRED BY: THE TITLEIST
7	SHES LADY MAY	Frank Mosley	Dr Barbara Moersch
8	A RINGMASTER	Tom Morgan	Dr Tom/Mary Ann Morgan
	SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ
SHOW PLEASURE AMATEUR HPS CategoryAmateur Show Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	JOSES THUNDERSTRUCK	Barron Witherspoon	Barron Witherspoon
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2	TOUCHLINED	Carol Shelton	Carol Shelton
	SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
TRAIL PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryFive & Under Trail Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	CAT DRAGON	Hannah Myatt	Dr Jana Anderson
2	DEAD BEAT DADDY	Krysta Allen	Dennis/Susan Hills
	SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH
3	THIS IS WHO I AM	Joe Lester	Julie Pomicter
	SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
PARK PERFORMANCE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryPark Performance
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	LIMBAUGH	Jeff Laughlin	Jannie Chapman
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2	I AM SOMETHIN	R M Kellett	M/M Howard Eastridge
	SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
3	SUSPECT SHADY SHF	Amber Zahnd	Dwight Brooks
	SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
4	JOSES JACKPOT	Kinslee Patterson	Janson Patterson
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
5	OUTLANDER	Winky Groover	Mike Rowland
	SIRED BY: THE MEMPHIS BLUES
6	Z FOR ZORRO	Chris Givens	Howard Roberson
7	MISSOULA	Patrick Thomas	Lisa Baum
	SIRED BY: LINED UP AT THE RITZ
AMATEUR PONIES HPS CategoryAdult Walking Pony
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	SLIM AND HOT	Sister Milligan	Sister Milligan
	SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
2	HES SHADY GRADY	Ben Weddington	Ben/Emily Weddington
	SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
PARK PLEASURE/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryPlantation/Park Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	GINS SLINGBLADE	Patrick Thomas	Janson Patterson
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
2	FINAL ANSWER HG	Chris Zahnd	Jake Jacobs
3	IM HAWKEYE PIERCE	Jeff Laughlin	Stacy/Slagle
COUNTRY PLEASURE/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryCountry Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	NACHO BUSINESS	Joe Lester	Phyllis Langley
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2	SIDE LINED	Hannah Myatt	Kyndra Myers
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
3	MR KISTLER	Ashley Helton Givens	Duschel/Givens
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
4	THE CROW MH	Kyle Elliott	Madeline Heaner
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
AMATEUR STALLIONS HPS CategoryAmateur Specialty
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	JURIST	Jeff V Smith	Jeff V Smith
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
2	BLACK GINS SCOUT	Meghan Hammond	Shamrock Farms
	SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
3	AN APOCALYPSE	Tina Goode	Tina Goode
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
4	ZORRO JR	Beth Beasley	Beth Beasley
5	GEORGIA HIGH HONOR	Rae Abernathy	Rae Abernathy
	SIRED BY: HONORS
6	STONEYBROOK	Jacie Booth	Jacie Booth
TWO YEAR OLD STALLIONS/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryOpen Two Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	MALONE	Tim Smith	Bruce/Robin MacDonald
2	DESIGNATED HONOR	Bill Callaway	Ray Caughman
	SIRED BY: HONORS
3	STEEL JUSTICE	Drew Graves	Brenda Marmon
	SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
4	I AM HONORABLE	Thomas Derickson	Charles Gleghorn
	SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
5	SENOR FANTASTICO	Dan Waddell	Missy/Tim Johnson
	SIRED BY: HONORS
AMATEUR FOUR YEAR OLD STALLIONS HPS CategoryAmateur Four Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	NRAS RED RYDER	Barbara Corbett	Hickok/Corbett
2	GIVE YOU COLD CHILLS	Becky Myatt	Jerry/Becky Myatt
	SIRED BY: JOSE COLD CHILLS
SHOW PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryShow Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	CHARLIES MY PA PA	Drew Graves	Terry Vaught
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2	MOONSHINE MOMMA	Blake Sims	Mitch/Coffman
3	WHISKEY ROW	Dan Waddell	Beasley/House
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
4	SIR	Jeremy Williams (TN)	Jerry Harris
	SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M
5	MR CALCUTTA	Edgar Abernathy	n/a
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
6	ZORROS JAZZY LADY	R M Kellett	Jake Jacobs
COUNTRY PLEASURE THREE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryFive & Under Country Pleasure
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	HIPPIE CHICK SF	Hannah Myatt	Janet Howell
	SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2	SHADY IN BLUE	Joe Lester	Kuykendall/Montgomery
	SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
3	SOUTHERN AMBUSH	Victoria Jamison	Cheyanne/Dakoda Gardner
4	THE KENTUCKY LINE	Bailey Momb	Luttrell/Fayne
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
5	BET THE FARM	Mackenzie Morgan	Dr Grey Barker
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
AMATEUR FIVE YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS HPS CategoryAmateur Five Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	I AM SASSY	Lucky Collins	Lucky Collins
	SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
2	STEINWAY	Amelia Haselden	John Haselden
3	WATERMELON SUGAR 4G	Carol Shelton	Carol Shelton
	SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
THREE YEAR OLD STALLIONS/WHTA RIDERS CUP HPS CategoryOpen Three Year Old
Pl	Horse	Rider	Owner
1	LINE OF HONOR	Thomas Derickson	Carolyn Rutner
	SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2	SERVING WITH HONOR	R M Kellett	Jacobs/Zamora
	SIRED BY: HONORS
3	BROS BEFORE JOSE	Tim Smith	Tommy/Nancy Mills
	SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
4	A CODE BLUE	Dan Waddell	Dr. George Wright Family
	SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ
5	BLAST OFF	Jeff Laughlin	Mike Inman
	SIRED BY: HONORS